Tropicals & Tender Perennials: seedlings, 1 by Kell

Kell wrote:
Yes. I do not use those pellets you have there so maybe someone who does will come along with different advice. But I leave mine enclosed till they are about 4 inches. I want them to get a good start and have good roots so they are not so fragile and have a better chance to make it.

The germinated ones would probably live fine, but they would need to be closely monitored. What is so great about keeping them enclosed is you do not have to water them much if at all (my method I do not have to water for weeks) and so the chances of killing them by mistake are low.

I am a lazy gardener, no muss no fuss. I bag mine and then ignore them!! I try never to open the bag for then you introduce germs, maybe fungus. So the less you mess with them the better.

You are doing just great, John. These are not as hard as we all may make it seem. These are pretty sturdy plants with a great will to live. They take a lot of abuse.

By next year, you too will be a so called expert!

Here are some I have now. They need to be moved into dirt but I have been dragging lately. See how tall they are? See how wet. In fact the earlier pic I showed of the close up of the roots, is of this pot a couple of weeks ago. They have grown!!